Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.: Tales by Eve Babitz

Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, the Flesh, and L.A.: Tales

Eve Babitz

178 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction autobiography reflective medium-paced

Description

No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated "its own kind of moral laws," spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced seemingly everyone who was anyone in Los Angeles for a long stretch of the ...

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Moods

funny 73%
reflective 72%
lighthearted 45%
adventurous 28%
relaxing 20%
inspiring 15%
emotional 13%
dark 8%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
challenging 3%
sad 3%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 24%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 16% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

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